on

Pronunciation: [ɒn]

Average Rank: 20

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 在...之上 adv. ...上去 a. 正起作用的 [计] 打开

Detailed Explanations:
  • a. in operation or operational
  • a. (of events) planned or scheduled
  • r. indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
  • r. in a state required for something to function or be effective
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#14

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.9% (Top 99.9% most frequent)
99.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#26

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.7% (Top 99.7% most frequent)
99.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#21

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.8% (Top 99.8% most frequent)
99.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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